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Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question

From Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.c
Subject Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question
Date 2012-09-13 10:08 +1200
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On 09/13/12 10:02 AM, James Kuyper wrote:
> On 09/12/2012 05:19 PM, Eric Sosman wrote:
>> On 9/12/2012 4:45 PM, Edward Rutherford wrote:
>>> Eric Sosman wrote:
>>>>        Many people (myself included) dislike `typedef Thing *Thingp;'
>>>> and its brethren, since it tends to obscure the pointer-nature of a
>>>> variable declared as `Thingp x;'.  I find the code more readable if
>>>> pointer-ness is obvious: `Thing *x;' puts it right in my face.
>>>
>>> I disagree with this.
>>
>>       You disagree that "many people (myself included)" dislike
>> something?  Okay, go ahead: Convince me that I do in fact like it.
>
> He could have worded that better - but is should be clear that he was
> expressing  disagreement with your reasons for disliking such typedefs,
> not with your assertion that you dislike them.

It should also have been clear that Eric's tongue was very firmly in his 
cheek!

-- 
Ian Collins

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typedef, 2D arrays, design: question gdotone@gmail.com - 2012-08-31 21:25 -0700
  Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2012-09-01 12:27 +0100
  Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question "BartC" <bc@freeuk.com> - 2012-09-01 13:43 +0100
    Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-09-01 10:46 -0400
      Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question Edward Rutherford <edward.p.rutherford79@REMOVETHIS.gmail.com> - 2012-09-12 20:45 +0000
        Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-09-12 17:19 -0400
          Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-09-12 18:02 -0400
            Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question Ian Collins <ian-news@hotmail.com> - 2012-09-13 10:08 +1200
              Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question James Kuyper <jameskuyper@verizon.net> - 2012-09-12 18:20 -0400
  Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question John Bode <jfbode1029@gmail.com> - 2012-09-13 15:10 -0700
    Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question gdotone@gmail.com - 2012-09-18 21:34 -0700
    Re: typedef, 2D arrays, design: question Seungbeom Kim <musiphil@bawi.org> - 2012-09-19 11:19 -0700

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